Genset suppliers you should know

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Gensets are used to supply electrical power in places where utility power is unavailable, or where power is needed only temporarily.

ACTION

Action’s fleet of gensets vary according to the size of the project, and the power required. The biggest demand from the company at the moment is units between 500 kVA and 1 250 kVA. Some of these run separately, while others are connected to each other, thereby creating a small power station. At present the bulk of Action’s business is derived from Dubai, but the company is also serving Abu Dhabi from its office and yard in Mafraq.

AGGREKO

Aggreko can supply generators from 15 kVA to 2 000 kVA in single units, as well as multi-megawatt packages using 1 250 kVA units linked together. Smaller sets are used to power Portacabins, piling machines and hand tools, while construction cranes are usually powered by 250 kVA or 320 kVA generators. Large-scale construction projects often require multi-megawatt power packages to power labour camps.

ATLAS COPCO

Altas Copco provides portable and stationary generators. The company has reported increased activity in the larger 500 kVA to 1 000 kVA category due to power shortfalls in some urban areas, but it mainly supplies contractors who require units in the 20 kVA to 275 kVA range. The company believes there is a trend towards buying as opposed to renting, as only 25% to 30% of generators sold go to rental companies.

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Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air-handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems.

Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana in the US, Cummins serves customers in more than 160 countries through its global network of 550 company-owned and independent distributor facilities, and more than 5 000 dealer locations. Cummins reported net income of US$755 million on sales of US$14.34 billion in 2008.

Cummins Middle East FZE, the first wholly-owned dependant distribution entity of Cummins Inc. in the region, was established in early 2000 in order to strengthen its distribution network’s reach and better support the increasing engine population in the area.

It is headquartered in the Jebel Ali Free Zone in Dubai, and is responsible for the UAE, Bahrain, Yemen, Qatar, Jordan, Oman, Afghanistan, Lebanon and Iraq.

For more information, visit www.uae.cummins.com, e-mail cummins.middleeast@cummins.com, or contact +971 4 8830461.

FG WILSON

FG Wilson designs and manufactures diesel and gas gensets. Its most popular products for construction sites range from 60 kVA to 500 kVA. It also gensets from 10 kVA to 2 200 kVA so as to be able to cater for customer demand. All these can be supplied as sound-attenuated and weatherproof canopied gensets. FG Wilson offers technical support from pre-sales and aftersales support from installation to commissioning. Its Middle East business includes Iraq and Afghanistan.

HIMOINSA

Founded in 1982, Himoinsa is a manufacturer of gensets based in Spain. It has suppliers across the world, including the Middle East, which distributes its products and supplies spare parts. The products found most popular on construction sites are Himoinsa’s 100 kVA to 500 kVA units.